Android is an operating system for mobile devices, based on Linux; software development is mainly done in Java. See the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system) Wikipedia article] for more information.

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== How to develop Android software in Haskell ==

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Use the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_Native_Interface JNI] to Haskell binding library [https://github.com/neurocyte/foreign-jni foreign-jni]; demonstration of the use: [https://github.com/neurocyte/android-haskell-activity android-haskell-activity].

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Another option is, to use Thrift, as described in the blog article [http://mortenib.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/thrift-and-haskell/ Thrift and Haskell]

* Reddit: [http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/ful84/haskell_on_android/ Haskell on Android], [http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell_proposals/comments/fdz3y/haskell_bindings_for_android_ndk_apis/ Haskell bindings for Android NDK APIs] and [http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell_proposals/comments/7ihso/an_arm_port_of_ghc_that_works_so_we_can_program/ An ARM port of GHC that works (so we can program the iphone or android)]

* Google+ [https://plus.google.com/101555949501667191720/posts/JaFk1HS5oR7 So who else is interested in getting Haskell running on Android?]

* Google+ [https://plus.google.com/101555949501667191720/posts/JaFk1HS5oR7 So who else is interested in getting Haskell running on Android?]